Category Archives: technology
Tech Transitions Part 3: Fixed to Mobile Computing
February 19, 2015 This is the penultimate entry in a series of posts about my progression through technology transitions, with comparisons to broader trends across the country.This one tackles the transition from fixed to mobile computing. Earlier posts dealt with the … Continue reading
Tech Transitions Part 2: Scheduled Broadcast to on-Demand Media
February 6, 2015 This is the second in a series of posts about my progression through technology transitions, with comparisons to broader trends across the country.This one tackles the transition from broadcast to on-demand media. Here’s the earlier post on … Continue reading
Tech Transitions Part 1: Analog to Digital
January 17, 2015 My experience is that my habits lag, sometimes considerably, behind the relentless improvements in technology in which I am immersed. As one of the the long-time experts in computer technology in my school district, I provide a … Continue reading
Going Solid State
August 17, 2014 When I was a small child, I would climb up onto the top of the RCA Victor black-and-white television in our living room. It was warm up there, and I would peer through the vents down into … Continue reading
Slimming Down Before Speeding Up
August 17, 2014 I’ve been working with personal computers for over 35 years, so I’ve endured seven types of long-term computer data recording and storage: cassette tapes floppy disks hard drives ZIP drives tape drives optical discs solid state Each … Continue reading
